April 28, 2021 - Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control is continuing its efforts to save the lives of kittens through fostering thanks to a new partnership with the Orphan Kitten Club.
As an Orphan Kitten Club partner, FWACC has received a $10,000 grant to purchase a new kennel system in the foster department to expand care, secure more incubators for neonatal kittens and provide supplies to foster families caring for the most vulnerable kittens at the shelter.
April 28, 2021 - The City of Fort Wayne today highlighted continued progress with current downtown development projects and shared the challenges the City is faced with when additional projects are proposed.
Over the past decade, downtown revitalization efforts have resulted in nearly $1 billion of investment in the heart of Fort Wayne.
April 22, 2021 - With more than 20,000 storm drains throughout our community, drains are the neighborhood gateways to our rivers. Unfortunately, millions of pounds of trash, debris and other pollutants flow into our streams, creeks and rivers, each year. The clean rivers we all want begin with Clean Drains Fort Wayne, the new three-year collaboration between Friends of the Rivers and Fort Wayne City Utilities. Initiative founders are calling on every resident to Be River SmART.
An interactive, creative and educational initiative, Clean Drains Fort Wayne will engage the community to become protective stewards of our rivers by ensuring nothing, but clean rainwater enters our city's storm drains.
April 26, 2021 - Mayor Tom Henry joined neighborhood leaders, City Council members, and City Utilities to reveal a more than $90 million investment in water, sewer and storm infrastructure improvements for 2021.
This year's commitments will improve reliability, solve drainage issues and protect the environment.
April 20, 2021 - Residents can learn how to install a rain garden and soak up stormwater in their yard by attending an upcoming City Utilities’ Rain Garden Workshop.
Four free rain garden workshops are 90 minutes long and offer residents detailed guidance on planting a rain garden.
